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In reply to the discussion: 'Tebow’ bill to let home-schoolers play high school sports passes Va. House [View all]hughee99
(16,113 posts)and met then necessary requirements I'd support your right to play on the team too. As it is, you are (presumably) allowed to use the school's athletic fields when not in use by the teams, right? In my town, I am, but I can't speak for all schools.
I don't recall once ever suggesting that anyone not have to pay their taxes, though I did suggest that people should be allowed to use the resources they pay for. To be on the team has certain requirements, and I don't agree that one of them should be enrollment. If you meet those you can play on the team, if not, you can use the fields when they're done. If you're good enough, you'll start and if you're not, you won't. And if you don't get a scholarship because you weren't good enough to start on your high school team, to quote you "too bad, so sad".
You sound like you should be an advocate for home schooling, since your arguments seemed to be based on the premise that home-schooled kids will be better at sports than public school kids.
We've had a number of home-schooled kids over the years on my high school team, and I have to tell you, that hasn't been my experience at all.